10+2 Melhores Hotéis-prisão no Mundo

10 + 2 Best Prison Hotels in the World10. Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe building of the Lloyd Hotel, located in central Amsterdam, served as a prison since the beginning of World War II until 1963, and was then a juvenile detention center. Today, the hotel has 117 rooms with sophisticated design. Besides receiving guests, serves as a cultural center.9. The Old Mount Gambier Gaol, Mount Gambier, AustraliaLocated halfway between the cities of Melbourne and Adelaide, South Australia, Mount Gambier Gaol Old worked as a prison between 1866 and 1995. Today, their cells were turned into rustic rooms, keeping the most of the authenticity of the site.8. Langholmen Hotel, Stockholm, SwedenThe Langholme Hotel still has its heavy metal doors and narrow rooms, heritage-era when it was a prison until 1975. Today, transformed cells in budget rooms welcome guests comfortably in the heart of Stockholm.7. Karosta, Liepaja, LatviaStaying in the old prison Karosta in the Lithuanian city of Liepaja, is living a true night of inmate. After spending the night in a cell, sleeping on uncomfortable metal beds, guests receive a meal worthy of the time when the prison was ruled by the KGB.6. Celica, Ljubljana, SloveniaSituated in Ljublkana, capital of Slovenia, the Celica is one of the most different hostels in the world. Each room of this former military prison, built in 1882 by the Austro-Hungarian army, was decorated especially by artists and architects, still keeping the windows and the large cells of the originals.5. Four Seasons, Istanbul, TurkeyBefore being transformed into a luxury hotel, the building now the Four Seasons Sultanahmet, in Istanbul, was a chain, built in 1918. Next to the main monuments of the city, such as Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque, the hotel has in its architecture traces of its former function.4. Jailhotel Lowengraben, Lucerne, SwitzerlandBuilt in 1862 the building was used as Jailhotel Lowengraben prison until 1998. Today, guests are accommodated in comfortable suites and can have a drink in the hotel bar, the Alcatraz.3. Malmaison, Oxford, UKThe chain of Oxford ceased operations in 1996 and was redesigned to become a complex with shops and a luxury hotel. The Malmaison their former cells had transformed into suites, mixing the different environment of a chain with the charm of a boutique hotel.2. Alcatraz Hotel, Kaiserslautern, GermanyFormer German chain in the city of Kaiserslauter, the Alcatraz hotel offers guests a choice of comfortable rooms and the "rooms cell." The latter keeps the style jail, with bars, shared bathroom and even striped pajamas.1. The Liberty Hotel, Boston, USAIn his role as chain Charles Street, where the building is now the Liberty Hotel received some of the most famous criminal in Boston. The prison conditions were so deplorable that the government declared that the constitutional rights of inmates were being violated. In the early 2000s, the building was transformed into a stylish hotel.

12. Ottawa Jail Hostel, Ottawa, CanadaOperated by Hostelling International, the Ottawa Jail Hostel served as Carleton County jail, the Canadian capital, between 1862 and 1972. Some of the most feared criminals in the history of the country passed through its cells. In those days the conditions were deplorable, and inmates lived in filthy cells and small. Today, of course, everything is better, with beautiful rooms, but keeping many parts of the historic building in its original state.11. Katajanokka Hotel, Helsinki, FinlandKatajanokka The hotel is on a small peninsula near the center of Helsinki, capital of Finland. Previously, the building got stuck waiting for his trial. Today is a Best Western hotel network, but its red brick walls resemble its original use.